FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas wideout Treylon Burks needs 17 receiving yards to hit the 1,000-yard mark in his career.
The sophomore from Warren posted 475 yards last season and has 508 yards through seven games this year.
The 6-3, 232-pounder has three 100-yard receiving games this fall and a 95-yarder against Tennessee, and has scored five touchdowns.
Burks was limited to three catches for 47 yards at Florida, while junior Mike Woods caught two passes, both for touchdowns, for a career-high 129 yards.
Coach Sam Pittman said he didn’t think Florida schemed to take Burks away.
“I think we’ve got to target him more,” Pittman said. “He’s got to become a better practice player. There’s some things that he can do as well to make sure that we get him the ball more. He can run better routes and those things.
“This is not being negative toward him whatsoever. Hand in hand, you have to call plays to get him the football and then he’s got to work to get open and things.”
The Razorbacks will be without senior De’Vion Warren, who is tied for third on the team with 15 catches for 278 yards and 3 touchdowns, after his knee injury Saturday.
“Obviously, it hurts to see De’Vion go down,” receiver Mike Woods said. “But it’s next man up. It’s been that way all year. Like coming into the season with the whole virus situation, it was gonna be next man up regardless.”
Sophomore Trey Knox, who had 28 catches for 385 yards and 3 touchdowns last season, has been held without a reception the past five games after catching three passes at Mississippi State.
Knox posted on his Twitter account Monday, “Time to step up.”
Woods said Tyson Morris and Knox would get more opportunities now.
“Plain and simple, it’s those two guys,” he said.